Meaning of autonymous | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Exhibiting autonymy; used as a name for itself.
   not-comparable
2. Published under the author's autonym (true name): being an autonym.
   not-comparable

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“Books may be classed under four heads, namely (1) Autonymous — (2) Polyonymous — (3) Pseudonymous, and — (4) Anonymous. ¶ 1. Autonymous, the first and most common is with the author's name⟳ either on the title-page, or if not on the title-page, signed to a preface, introduction, letter, or dedication, or in some part of the book, or at the end⟳. Speeches though usually anonymous with regard to the reporting or editing, are frequently catalogued under the name⟳ of the speaker as autonymous. ¶ 2. Polyonymous, is with several authors' names. […] ¶ 3. Pseudonymous, without the author's name⟳, but with a fictitious name⟳ or designation, […] ¶ 4. Lastly an Anonymous book is one without the author's name⟳ […]”

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